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This new carbon material could make carbon capture far more affordable

Stopping carbon dioxide (CO2) before it enters the atmosphere is a critical way to cut greenhouse gas emissions. While carbon…

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Scientists create living building material that captures CO₂ from the air

The idea seems futuristic: At ETH Zurich, various disciplines are working together to combine conventional materials with bacteria, algae and…

9 months ago

‘Hopelessly attached’: Scientists discover new 2D material that sticks the landing

More than ten years ago, researchers at Rice University led by materials scientist Boris Yakobson predicted that boron atoms would…

10 months ago

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU Dresden are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like…

1 year ago

New chainmail-like material could be the future of armor

In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material.…

1 year ago

New nanocrystal material a key step toward faster, more energy-efficient computing

Scientists including an Oregon State University chemistry researcher have taken a key step toward next-generation optical computing and memory with…

1 year ago

Breakthrough new material brings affordable, sustainable future within grasp

While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing…

1 year ago

New battery cathode material could revolutionize EV market and energy storage

A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia Tech's Hailong Chen has developed a new, low-cost cathode that could radically improve…

2 years ago

New filtration material could remove long-lasting chemicals from water

Water contamination by the chemicals used in today's technology is a rapidly growing problem globally. A recent studyby the U.S.…

2 years ago

Organic material from Mars reveals the likely origin of life’s building blocks

Two samples from Mars together deliver the "smoking gun" in a new study showing the origin of Martian organic material.…

2 years ago